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Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh announced his decision to hand over the probe into Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing that followed the Bargari sacrilege to the CBI. This is in line with the recommendations of the Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh Commission. The CM also announced higher compensation and jobs for the victims and families of […]

Three crew members of a news channel were injured, one of them seriously, in an attack by mining mafia at a village under in Jalalabad, a subdivision of Fazilka district, Suraj, a correspondent of the news channel, told HT over phone that two teams of their channel, including reporter Neeraj Bali and cameramen Sandeep and […]

The crisis in the AAP Punjab unit deepened on Sunday after Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia rejected nine party MLAs’ demand to take back the decision to remove Bholath legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira as the LoP in the Vidhan Sabha.The defiant Punjab legislators, led by Khaira, in whose place Dirba MLA Harpal Singh Cheema has […]

The Madras Regiment will celebrate the 277th anniversary of Colachel Battle, which saw Marthanda Varma defeating the Dutch forces, at Colachel. The event will be attended by Indian Army officers from the Pangode Military Station, civil authorities, police officials, retired armed forces officers and local dignitaries. The victory of King Marthanda Varma’s Tranvancore Army against […]

A Lt Col of the Indian Army’s 3 Corps Intelligence Unit, Dharamvir Singh, has filed an affidavit in the High Court of Manipur alleging that an army team perpetrated extortion and killing of innocent people in the state, Indian Express reported. The affidavit is in connection with the Habeas Corpus petition filed by his wife […]

The portion of imported parts used in home-built weapons has come down to 40 per cent from 48 per cent four years ago, Business Standard has reported. “Last year, the total production by defence PSUs (public sector undertakings) and OFB was about Rs 590 billion, of which Rs 138 billion was the value of imported […]

The govt is likely to unveil a major policy next month outlining a roadmap to build a robust defence production industry and make India one of the top five manufacturers of military equipment and platforms in the next 10 years. Official sources said the final touches are being given to the policy before it is […]

In 2017, a total of 126 youths had picked up the gun. It was the highest number since 2010, Local youths joining terror groups in the Kashmir Valley this year stood at 110 till July 15, with the worst militancy-hit district of Shopian in south Kashmir, officials said. The number of locals recruited was 126 […]

A CRPF Jawan was shot dead by militants at his home in Pulwama district of J&K, police said. Unidentified militants barged inside the house of local CRPF constable Naseer Ahmad Rather, who was on leave, in the Naira area of Pulwama and fired upon him, a police official said. He said rather received critical injuries […]